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It is the second day of a brand new year the - second day of the winter transfer window.
LaLiga champions and leaders Barcelona will look to make a few signings in the ongoing window to bolster their squad as they look to challenge for a treble. They have a three-point lead over their closest rivals Atletico Madrid and are eight points ahead of their nemesis Real Madrid, who are fourth in the table and have played a game fewer than the other teams.
Amidst all this, Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has admitted he could leave the club at the end of the season. "I do not know what I will do next season. In this football, who knows? We all know how things are. I never think long or long term. For us, two months are a very long term. If you win a game, everyone is happy and if you lose, everyone is watching you," Valverde told Barca TV.
In today's transfer roundup, we take a look at what the Catalan giants are up to on the second day of the transfer window.
Leo Messi on Neymar returning to Barca
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has given his verdict on his former teammate Neymar coming back to Catalunya. The Argentine international admitted that he would love to have the Brazilian star back at Camp Nou but feels that it is very difficult for the forward to leave PSG as the French champions will do their best to keep him at the club.
“Neymar back to Barcelona? I see it is complicated. We would love him to come back for what he means, both as a player and for the locker room. We are friends, we lived through nice moments and others not so nice, but we spend a lot of time together. However, I find it very difficult for him to leave Paris. PSG is not going to let Neymar go," Messi told Marca (via Express).
In the 2017 summer transfer window, Paris Saint-Germain signed Neymar from Barcelona for a world record fee of €222m.
Senegal defender cleared to play for Barcelona
According to reports across Spain, Senegal international Moussa Wague, who was signed by the Catalan giants in August, is all set to make his senior debut for the LaLiga table toppers after six months as there were complications over his availability at the start of the season.
This forced Wague to spend the first six months of his stint with Barcelona in the reserves and now that the issues have been sorted, he is available to face Getafe this weekend. But, it is not clear whether he is in manager Ernesto Valverde's scheme of things for the clash against the Madrid club.
The 20-year-old right-back was signed from Belgian side Eupen in August after some fine performances for Senegal in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Frenkie de Jong to announce his next destination soon
Without a doubt, Netherlands youngster Frenkie de Jong is one of the most sought-after players in Europe as the 21-year-old is already one of the finest talents to emerge from the Dutch nation. Playing for Ajax, de Jong has impressed everyone and has been one of Barcelona's main targets for a while now.
According to reports, the youngster, who has already made a decision about his future, could announce his destination for the next season with European giants like Barcelona, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in contention.
A majority of the Catalan press believe that Barcelona are in pole position to sign him and the club are said to have agreed personal terms with the midfielder.
Barcelona target Christian Eriksen yet to accept new offer
Barcelona will be glad to know the current situation of Tottenham Hotspur's Danish international Christian Eriksen. According to Evening Standard, Eriksen, who has been on the radar of both Real Madrid and Barcelona, is yet to accept Tottenham's new contract offer and with his contract set to expire in 18 months, the club will be forced to listen to new offers in the coming months.
Though the North London club are confident that Eriksen will accept a new contract, the Dane could make a move to Spain, which will be a big boost to his career. Talking about Eriksen's situation, Mauricio Pochettino said, “I don’t have news. The phrase is no news is good news, in that case, I don’t know. No news is good news."
